Herdes, Billy Joe

1937 - 2018  (81 years)

• Name	Herdes, Billy Joe
  		Billy Joe Herdes (1937-2018)
  Birth	28 Jan 1937	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Burial at Freedom Cemetery will take place at a later date. Full Military Rites will be performed at the Funeral Home.
  Reference Number	HERD.B001
  _FGRAVE	195195170
  Funeral	8 Dec 2018	Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	United States Army
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  Death	5 Dec 2018	Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I1149	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Herdes, John W.,   b. 21 Aug 1914, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Oct 1982, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Hasler, Margaret A.,   b. 7 Feb 1915, Illinois d. 28 Sep 1989 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stark, Alice Clara,   b. 5 Apr 1939, Richland County, Illinois d. 6 Feb 1999, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1957  [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Herdes, R. + 2. Herdes, W.   3. Herdes, B. + 4. Herdes, B.
  Family ID	F1004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Cancer - 5 Dec 2018 - Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Billy Joe Herdes, 81, of Noble, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Bill was born on January 28, 1937 in Olney, IL, the son of John W. and Margaret (Hasler) Herdes. He married Alice Clara (Stark) on June 6, 1957 and she preceded him in death on February 6, 1999. Bill was a US Army Veteran serving in Germany. He worked in the construction trade for nearly 50 years. It's hard to travel around in this area and not see a home that was built by Bill Herdes and Charlie Kuhl. Bill worked on the construction of the CIPS Newton Power Plant. Bill was an avid hunter and raised bird dogs, he also loved horses and enjoyed traveling with his family to horse shows. He was a gun and tractor collector. Bill followed the sports teams of his children for many years and made a lasting impression on the people he met with his unique character. In his later years he took pleasure in visiting with his friends daily on the front porch of his home. He will be missed by all those that knew him. He lost the love of his life, Alice, in 1999. Together they shared 41 years and they were rarely apart. Bill is survived by his son, Rick Herdes and wife Sarah of Evansville, IN; son, Wayne Herdes and wife Cindy of Noble; daughter, Bridget Kibler and husband Ken of Passport, IL; daughter, Brenda Coffey and husband Don of Ashmore, IL; grandchildren, Taylor (Andrew) Nichols, Connor Herdes, Macy Coffey, Hannah (Brandon Wolfe) McCarty, Olivia (Nate) Blakemore, and Cash Herdes; sisters, Winnie Forrester, Alta Mary Lewis, and Tamera Herdes Hayes; brother, Bob Herdes; several nieces and nephews; and lifelong friends who checked in on him every day. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. Memorials can be made to American Cancer Society. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with a visitation beginning at 11:30 AM. Burial at Freedom Cemetery will take place at a later date. Full Military Rites will be performed at the Funeral Home. Cremation Rites will be accorded following services.

  
  

• Sources

  [S972] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Herdes, Billy Joe, 81, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=3906181#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2). [S128] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Noble (Township), Richland County, Illinois, District 80-11, image 16, page 8b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00873-00198?pid=143613713&backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree) (Reliability: 2). [S3245] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Stark, Theresa R., 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24888493), none. (Reliability: 2).